An aerial view of Berry Field and the adjacent “Vultee” plant, February, 1946. In 1943, Vultee Aircraft Corporation merged with the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation (Convair). At the end of World War II, the plant in Nashville had a surplus of...

A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940): “These formidable-looking Army planes, above, swooped down from the sky over Nashville to take on more gas and oil at Berry Field before striking out for McComb, Miss., on their way to Uncle Sam’s...

An aerial view of Berry Field and the adjacent “Vultee” plant, February, 1946. In 1943, Vultee Aircraft Corporation merged with the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation (Convair). At the end of World War II, the plant in Nashville had a surplus of...

A photograph of the new air service being demonstrated at the Nashville Airport, Nashville, Tennessee. The following caption accompanied this photograph in the Nashville Banner newspaper on February 3, 1936: "Twenty-one domestic and an...

An aerial view of Berry Field and the adjacent “Vultee” plant, February, 1946. In 1943, Vultee Aircraft Corporation merged with the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation (Convair). At the end of World War II, the plant in Nashville had a surplus of...

An aerial view of Berry Field and the adjacent “Vultee” plant, February, 1946. In 1943, Vultee Aircraft Corporation merged with the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation (Convair). At the end of World War II, the plant in Nashville had a surplus of...

An aerial view of Berry Field and the adjacent “Vultee” plant, February, 1946. In 1943, Vultee Aircraft Corporation merged with the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation (Convair). At the end of World War II, the plant in Nashville had a surplus of...

An aerial view of Berry Field and the adjacent “Vultee” plant, February, 1946. In 1943, Vultee Aircraft Corporation merged with the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation (Convair). At the end of World War II, the plant in Nashville had a surplus of...

An aerial view of Berry Field and the adjacent “Vultee” plant, February, 1946. In 1943, Vultee Aircraft Corporation merged with the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation (Convair). At the end of World War II, the plant in Nashville had a surplus of...

An aerial view of Berry Field and the adjacent “Vultee” plant, February, 1946. In 1943, Vultee Aircraft Corporation merged with the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation (Convair). At the end of World War II, the plant in Nashville had a surplus of...

An aerial view of Berry Field and the adjacent “Vultee” plant, February, 1946. In 1943, Vultee Aircraft Corporation merged with the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation (Convair). At the end of World War II, the plant in Nashville had a surplus of...

An aerial view of Berry Field and the adjacent “Vultee” plant, February, 1946. In 1943, Vultee Aircraft Corporation merged with the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation (Convair). At the end of World War II, the plant in Nashville had a surplus of...

An aerial view of Berry Field and the adjacent “Vultee” plant, February, 1946. In 1943, Vultee Aircraft Corporation merged with the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation (Convair). At the end of World War II, the plant in Nashville had a surplus of...

An aerial view of Berry Field and the adjacent “Vultee” plant, February, 1946. In 1943, Vultee Aircraft Corporation merged with the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation (Convair). At the end of World War II, the plant in Nashville had a surplus of...

Pictured left to right: Captain Eddie Rickenbacker with a media representative, upon his arrival to Berry Field, circa June 1950. The famous aviator was welcomed at the airport by city officials, the media, and admiring fans. Edward “Eddie”...

A photo related to Captain Eddie Rickenbacker’s visit to Nashville, Tennessee, circa June 1950. The famous aviator was met at the airport by city officials, the media, and admiring fans upon landing at Berry Field via an Eastern Airlines jet. ...

Pictured center left to right: Captain Eddie Rickenbacker interviewed by WSM at Berry Field, Nashville, Tennessee, circa June 1950. Upon his arrival, the famous aviator was met by city officials, the media, and admiring fans. Edward “Eddie”...

A photograph of Dinah Shore surrounded by family and friends at the Nashville Airport. This partial text accompanied the photograph appearing in the Nashville Banner newspaper on March 15, 1941: "Dinah Shore, radio and record artist, stopped for...

Pictured center: Captain Eddie Rickenbacker interviewed by WLAC upon arrival to Berry Field, Nashville, Tennessee, circa June 1950. The famous aviator was welcomed at the airport by city officials, the media, and admiring fans. Edward “Eddie”...